Doing a system restore to a time when this did not occur?
Using a program like CCleaner http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner to see what/ how many programs are starting up with Windows?
Scanning with an anti-malware program to see if you're infected with a virus http://download.cnet.com/SuperAntiSpyware-Free-Edition/3000-8022_4-10523889.html?tag=mncol ?
I am experiencing a slow start up, system boots up to the desktop and just hangs there. If I try clicking on anything i.e. desktop icon, taskbar or sidebar, cursor just turns into the little rotating circle. Everything was fine, shut down my pc and went to work. Came home started system and now have this problem. I can run it in safe mode and everything seems to work. Can someone help me troubleshoot this problem.
I have an:
Acer Aspire M5640 running Windows Vista Home Premium SP2
Intel Core Duo E7200 2.53GHz
3GB Ram
32-bit Operating System

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